Hull gets $143,575 from state for LEDs

Hull is among 29 Massachusetts communities to receive a share of $11.4 million in state money to replace their street lights with LED lighting. Hull Municipal Light received a $143,575 grant, which covers approximately 38 percent of the cost of converting all 1,100 municipal street lights to the energy-efficient lighting, according to a press release from the town. The money will be used to help pay for new LED fixtures, long-life photo electric controllers, and wireless controllers for the fixtures, the release said.